Chris Botti – Bruce Mason Centre February 21, 2018
Globetrotting jazz trumpeter Chris Botti finally made it to New Zealand, treating Auckland fans to an unparalleled display of musical virtuosity and showmanship.
Globetrotting jazz trumpeter Chris Botti finally made it to New Zealand, treating Auckland fans to an unparalleled display of musical virtuosity and showmanship.
Legacy is a weighty word, but Dweezil Zappa managed to carry it lightly. Playing “Whatever the F@&# He Wants,” as the tour heading proclaimed, what Zappa wanted to play was a near three-hour tour of his father, Frank Zappa‘s decades-long career.
New Zealand hip-hop fans have been blessed with a blizzard of rappers playing down under over the last few months. Philadelphia’s Lil Uzi Vert is the latest to grace our shores, delivering a non-stop fireball of a show to a very, very enthusiastic crowd at the Logan Campbell Centre last night. He didn’t just defy […]
Actor, and now singer, David Duchovny’s appearance at Auckland’s Powerstation brought out the starry-eyed dreamers…although there don’t seem to be as many of those as the artist may have hoped for.
Ben Folds Solo Paper Aeroplane Request Tour was genius from start to finish. Because, let’s face it … Ben Folds is a genius!
Small, but perfectly formed, The Coastella Festival returned to Paraparaumu on Saturday and Wellingtonians, who’d been hanging out for their own festival for years, turned out in their numbers for The Black Seeds, The Young Folk, Nadia Reid, Mermaidens, Anthonie Tonnon and a dozen more local and international acts.
With just a week to go before it closes, music fans celebrated the legacy of Auckland’s Kings Arms with the legacy of Auckland’s AK79 punk scene.
Queen + Adam Lambert – Spark Arena, February 17 2018 After five years touring and performing with Queen, Adam Lambert has unquestionably upheld his ‘crown’ as the rightful heir to Freddie Mercury’s throne. Queen and Lambert have perfected their show with a non-stop onslaught of hits amidst elaborate light shows, automation and animated graphics. Each […]
It’s Friday night in Auckland city and bars and venues are all pumping full of people. Just off the hustle and bustle of K’Road is Galatos. People are trickling in to see The Rubens who are playing here tonight. The night kicks off with local act Unchained XL, who gets the intimate crowd ready for […]
It has been a great twelve months for Australian singer/songwriter Alex Cameron. The Sydney-born troubadour released the critically acclaimed Forced Witness and followed it up with a world tour that has seen him play with the likes of Angel Olsen and the Killers. Last night’s stop – The Kings Arms, where he and his band […]